The
Black House lightweight leaned on power punching flurries,
crisp counters and well-timed takedowns in claiming a unanimous
decision over Kings
MMA’s Arthur
Estrazulas in the Resurrection
Fighting Alliance 42 headliner on Friday at the Visalia
Convention Center in Visalia, California. Giagos (13-5) swept the
scorecards with 29-28, 29-27 and 30-27 marks.

Estrazulas (8-3) was game from start to finish -- he nearly cinched
a rear-naked choke in a back-and-forth first round -- but lacked
the firepower necessary to give Giagos real pause. Giagos struck
for multiple takedowns in all three-rounds, as he kept the
Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt guessing throughout the 15-minute
encounter. He did some of his best work over the final 90 seconds,
as he secured a takedown and floated between full mount and back
mount in search of a finish.

Giagos, 26, has rattled off back-to-back victories.

In the three-round flyweight co-main event, former Tachi
Palace Fights champion Alex Perez
threw the brakes on a two-fight losing streak with a split decision
over the previously undefeated Ray
Elizalde. Two of the three cageside judges scored it 29-28 and
30-26 for Perez, while a third saw it 29-28 for Elizalde.

Elizalde (10-1) had issues controlling distance and staying on his
feet. Perez (14-4) executed repeated takedowns, assumed dominant
positions on the mat and withstood a series of reversals and
submission attempts from an increasingly desperate opponent.
Elizalde enjoyed success in the standup exchanges and nearly turned
one of his reversals into a rear-naked choke in the second round,
but his inability to keep the action at a safe range proved costly.
More often than not, he found himself pinned to the canvas, eating
punches and elbows from the methodical Perez.

Meanwhile,
Team Alpha Male rep Anthony
Avila submitted “The Ultimate Fighter 18” alum Cody
Bollinger with a first-round guillotine choke in their
lightweight showcase. Bollinger (18-6), who accepted the bout on
short notice, conceded defeat 54 seconds into round one, as he lost
for the third time in four appearances.

Avila (13-4) invited the
World Series of Fighting vet into the clinch, countered a
takedown and snatched the guillotine in the transition. The
27-year-old wrapped Bollinger in full guard before rolling to a
mounted position and coaxing the tapout.

In other action,
Team Nogueira’s Davi Ramos
(5-1) dispatched Mike Flach
(7-2) with a rear-naked choke 4:07 into round one of their
catchweight tilt at 160 pounds; Steve
Gruber (6-3) submitted Shai
Lindsey (4-2) with a rear-naked choke 42 seconds into the
second round of their flyweight affair; and Adin Duenas
(5-1) escaped with a majority decision -- 28-28, 29-28, 29-28 --
over Tommy Aaron
(2-1) in their three-round battle at 145 pounds.